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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

pair-bond en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To form a pair bond.
    • I bought a young splendid grass 'keet last weekend. She is lovely, but there is a serious dearth of information about these little jewels, at least in this neck of the weeds. I'd like to know where they originated, what they eat in the wild, and whether they really pair-bond, or if any guy will do. 1996 October 2, Cougar Ridge Vineyards, “grass parakeets”, in rec.pets.birds (Usenet):

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
pair-bonds Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
pair-bonding Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
pair-bonded Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
pair-bonded Tense=Past lexicographic